I have a exhibit coming up in september and have been thinking about having my first official photography show. this is not a new medium for me... however, i have never put together a show just around my photographs. i will try to post here as i begin to work through the different series i have collected down to my final edits and creations for the show... so please check back and let me know what you think.

love, dylan

ps. you can find more images on the PRINTS/PHOTOS page of this website.

I have been spending a lot of time lately looking over past artwork and reconsidering my various creative paths... considering completely reworking and/or adding to old pieces... starting new projects and series, etc.

MonuMental Manhattan is a series I came across that I had begun over 15 years ago while living in NYC working on my MFA at Pratt Institute. I had been struck by a murder of a young child down the street from me and at the time found it so hard to understand why the world around me did not stop, look and/or feel different... it was like everything just went on... business as usual...

MonuMental ManhattanGraphite drawings on mylar

monument n. (L. monere, rewind)something set up to keep alive the memory of a person or event

This collection of scenes of violent crimes comes from television news broadcasts, newspapers, as well as my own experiences. For each drawing there was a victim of violence. Hit and run, rape, mugging, murder, hate crimes, child abuse, suicide, etc.

The Sent(a)Mental Project is a collection of creative works about, by, or for individuals or groups affected by suicide. The goal of this memorial project is to bring visibility and awareness to those lost within the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, queer, and allied (GLBTIQA) community to suicide and mental health. The project provides and opportunity and safe space for psychiatric and suicide survivors to have their voices heard as well as loved ones share the stories of those who have been lost.

Library hours are Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 9:00pm, Friday 7:30am to 2:00pm, and Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese aesthetic that i have found myself very connected to over the years... relating to it so much that i almost had it tattooed onto my knuckles until i decided on "tomatoes" instead... ( but that is another story. )learning of wabi-sabi meant almost as much to me as "coming out" as queer, transgender, psychiatric survivor, etc. - it meant i finally had language to express the deep love i have always had for the beauty i see in imperfect, dirty, rotten, and rusty things - things that most people seem to see as falling apart, dying, and ugly... and what i have always felt is that it is at those moments of imperfection that we are truly alive and beautiful... and that is often where i find beauty and grace in my life and my work.